Colias behrii

Colias behrii
Colias behrii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. behrii
Binomial name
Colias behrii
W.H. Edwards, 1866[1]
Synonyms
  • Eurymus behrii
  • Eurymus behrii f. canescens Comstock, 1925

Colias behrii, the Behr's Sulphur or Sierra Green Sulfur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is endemic to California's Sierra Nevada from Tuolumne County south to Tulare County.[2]

The wingspan is 35–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in). The upper surface of the males is dull green with a dark border and with a pale hindwing cell spot. Females are greenish-yellow with a dark diffuse border. The underside of both sexes is green. Adults are on wing from July to August.. They feed on flower nectar.[2]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species and Gentiana newberryi.[2]

References

  1. ^ Colias, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ a b c Butterflies and Moths of North America
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